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Behr Paint Jobs- Show me your MV's

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I'm of the opinion, if you DIY and "you" like it then that's all that matters. The nice thing about DIY if you don't like it or screw something up usually you can do it again with increased knowledge.

I'll be painting my interior soon. I went to Home Depot today to grab some stuff and was passing the paint section and stopped to look at the paint chips out of curiosity. I grabbed 5 to look at in the sun. I figured if they have something very close in a Behr mix code, it may be easier than trying to teach them their new computer system for a perfect match. Then again I am a DIYer. Posting a picture of the top 5. I'm liking the "Mountain Olive" and the "Black Bamboo".
Leaning more towards the "Black Bamboo" it matches the rustoleum forest green camo spray perfectly. That's what I sprayed the seat base with in the picture. Opinions encouraged pro and con.
 

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Another Ahab said:
You know, just for the record:

- What does it matter (and who cares), if you exactly match CARC colors?

Unless there's a contest (and you are determined to win it), with a big prize for "exact matching", go ahead and just do your thing and stand tall!

Tell you what, TechnoWeenie, it looks GREAT to me!
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'Close' only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. :D

I think you know by now that I overanalyze the #%(& out of everything. So, I go through great pains to get things right - there are definitely some liberties I'm OK with taking - like the actual paint scheme. It's more of a rough approximation of the correct pattern as opposed to a stenciled out exact copy. But when I spend so much time (and extra money) to get something that's supposed to be better, then have it not come out right, it's a little upsetting.

I'm not repainting it, that's for sure.

It just looks.... 'off'...to me. It'd be one thing if it was not even close, but it's off just enough to annoy the crap out of me. Everything looks a shade lighter than it should be. Even the black looks like a deep gray.

I still have to put all the lights and markings on (haven't decided on what markings yet) but just kinda irks me to spend so much time and get it just a hair off. It's almost like it's pre-faded. Also possible that the 5 billion lumen flashlight paired with the wet rain and the cellphone camera kinda skew things a hair to the reflective side --- but it stil shouldn't look that 'off' when wet.

I could have saved a couple hundred bucks and got the 'correct' colors... with less work....

Sure, if it last 10 years instead of 5 that's great, but.... not with the 'off' colors.

I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually.


This is the dry, normal light photo... So, maybe I'm just being too critical...


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Geo James said:
I'm of the opinion, if you DIY and "you" like it then that's all that matters. The nice thing about DIY if you don't like it or screw something up usually you can do it again with increased knowledge.
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TechnoWeenie said:
I think you know by now that I overanalyze the #%(& out of everything. So, I go through great pains to get things right - there are definitely some liberties I'm OK with taking - like the actual paint scheme. It's more of a rough approximation of the correct pattern as opposed to a stenciled out exact copy. But when I spend so much time (and extra money) to get something that's supposed to be better, then have it not come out right, it's a little upsetting.
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Sure. I get it. You got to do what you got to do.

I back you 100%, Brother!
 
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TechnoWeenie said:
'Close' only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. :D

I think you know by now that I overanalyze the #%(& out of everything. So, I go through great pains to get things right - there are definitely some liberties I'm OK with taking - like the actual paint scheme. It's more of a rough approximation of the correct pattern as opposed to a stenciled out exact copy. But when I spend so much time (and extra money) to get something that's supposed to be better, then have it not come out right, it's a little upsetting.

I'm not repainting it, that's for sure.
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What are you using for a painting tent here? I need to get one and that seems like it would work really well for my purposes without breaking the bank.
 
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TechnoWeenie said:
'Close' only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. :D

I think you know by now that I overanalyze the #%(& out of everything. So, I go through great pains to get things right - there are definitely some liberties I'm OK with taking - like the actual paint scheme. It's more of a rough approximation of the correct pattern as opposed to a stenciled out exact copy. But when I spend so much time (and extra money) to get something that's supposed to be better, then have it not come out right, it's a little upsetting.

I'm not repainting it, that's for sure.

It just looks.... 'off'...to me. It'd be one thing if it was not even close, but it's off just enough to annoy the crap out of me. Everything looks a shade lighter than it should be. Even the black looks like a deep gray.

I still have to put all the lights and markings on (haven't decided on what markings yet) but just kinda irks me to spend so much time and get it just a hair off. It's almost like it's pre-faded. Also possible that the 5 billion lumen flashlight paired with the wet rain and the cellphone camera kinda skew things a hair to the reflective side --- but it stil shouldn't look that 'off' when wet.

I could have saved a couple hundred bucks and got the 'correct' colors... with less work....

Sure, if it last 10 years instead of 5 that's great, but.... not with the 'off' colors.

I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually.


This is the dry, normal light photo... So, maybe I'm just being too critical...


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Colors are much better in regular light...
 
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if you got the paints mixed to the nsn at home depot the colors should be correct, i did my humvee several years ago and the colors were correct once cured, yes rain makes them darker while wet but thats any flat paint

when i was working on the humvee i found there are several "shades" of the carc green in nos parts but close enough and this green matches them perfectly, building a cucv truck now and it will have the same behr exterior latex woodland camo as my humvee





TechnoWeenie said:
'Close' only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. :D

I think you know by now that I overanalyze the #%(& out of everything. So, I go through great pains to get things right - there are definitely some liberties I'm OK with taking - like the actual paint scheme. It's more of a rough approximation of the correct pattern as opposed to a stenciled out exact copy. But when I spend so much time (and extra money) to get something that's supposed to be better, then have it not come out right, it's a little upsetting.

I'm not repainting it, that's for sure.

It just looks.... 'off'...to me. It'd be one thing if it was not even close, but it's off just enough to annoy the crap out of me. Everything looks a shade lighter than it should be. Even the black looks like a deep gray.

I still have to put all the lights and markings on (haven't decided on what markings yet) but just kinda irks me to spend so much time and get it just a hair off. It's almost like it's pre-faded. Also possible that the 5 billion lumen flashlight paired with the wet rain and the cellphone camera kinda skew things a hair to the reflective side --- but it stil shouldn't look that 'off' when wet.

I could have saved a couple hundred bucks and got the 'correct' colors... with less work....

Sure, if it last 10 years instead of 5 that's great, but.... not with the 'off' colors.

I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually.


This is the dry, normal light photo... So, maybe I'm just being too critical...


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TOM R said:
if you got the paints mixed to the nsn at home depot the colors should be correct, i did my humvee several years ago and the colors were correct once cured, yes rain makes them darker while wet but thats any flat paint

when i was working on the humvee i found there are several "shades" of the carc green in nos parts but close enough and this green matches them perfectly, building a cucv truck now and it will have the same behr exterior latex woodland camo as my humvee
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THAT photo looks pretty much SPOT ON from my memories..... DEFINITELY different than the "wet tee-shirt" version.....LOL
I understand about trying for things to be right, but, sometimes all of life and work is beyond our control. I think ya did good and SHOULD be proud of her....shes YOURS, not the military's and God knows THEY can screw up a one truck convoy while still in the motor pool! lol. Drive her, show her off, AND enjoy!!
 
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SolaAesir said:
What are you using for a painting tent here? I need to get one and that seems like it would work really well for my purposes without breaking the bank.
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I actually just painted it outside then rolled it in to avoid the rain/cold weather. I stuck a diesel heater in there and it kept it about 60* for 2 days.

Also, THAT one is about 10x20, you really want a 12x20.

I got something like this but I haven't set it up yet. Mine has side doors, unlike the one in the pic or in the link.

$250 isn't bad.

Only downside to the cheap ones is they have cheap fabric. You can either replace the nylon fabric every 3-4 years or so @ $150, do what I'm gonna do - which is buy a cheap sacrificial tarp to go over it - then replace that every 2-3 years... which costs about $20-30.
 
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